Apes unit 1

Question 1

steps to sustainability

Answer 1

1. Natural capital/ solar capital
2. recognize that human activities degrade natural capital by using resources faster than nature renewing them
3. come up with solutions for problems
4. tradeoff to resolve conflicts when making solutions
5. individuals matter

Question 2

natural capital: not fixed, changes over years

Answer 2

natural resources + natural services (keep things alive)

resources: air, water, minerals, energy
services: air/water purification, conservation, waste treatment

Question 3

solar capital

Answer 3

energy from the sun provide wind, water

Question 4

sound science

Answer 4

concepts that are widely accepted by experts in a field. must support the steps in sustainability.

Question 5

econ growth

Answer 5

increase capacity of a country to provide ppl with stuff. need population prowth n more production/consumption
measured by GDP

Question 6

GDP

Answer 6

annual market value of all goods/services

Question 7

development

Answer 7

based on per capita GDP-PPP

Question 8

developed vs developing

Answer 8

deveoped:
less ppl
less population growth
more wealth
more use of resource
more polluiton

Question 9

when will world population double

Answer 9

70/ percent growth rate

Question 10

resource

Answer 10

perpetual = renewed continously
renewable = replenished quickly
nonrenewable= becomes econ depleted

Question 11

environmental degradation

Answer 11

exceed natural resource replacement rate so supply shrinks

Question 12

tragedy of commons

Answer 12

my actions wont mater, resource is renewable. use free access resources at rate below sustainable yield or convet it to private ownership although not practical

Question 13

eco footprint

Answer 13

amt of land needed to supply an area with resources. degrading if its higher than the ecological capacity

Question 14

5 choices when nonrenewable resource is depleted

Answer 14

• find more
• recycle reuse
• waste less
• use less
• substitute

Question 15

effect of pollution

Answer 15

• disrupt/degrate life support system
• damaged wildlife, health, property
• create nuisances, noise, smells, tastes, sights

Question 16

problems with relying on pollution cleanup

Answer 16

• temporary
• removes polutant in one part but cause pollution in another
• expensive or impossible to do

poth pollution prevention n cleanup is necessary

Question 17

causes of envir problems

Answer 17

population growth
unsustainable resource use
poverty
not including envir costs of econ goods in market
ignorance

Question 18

affluenza

Answer 18

buying more things wlll bring happiness. impacts envir but can be beneficial bc provides money for clean n pure

Question 19

envir impact of a population depends on

Answer 19

number of ppl
average resource use per person
envir effects of technology associated with resources and polution

all multipled together to get the impact

Question 20

total envir impact in developing countries

Answer 20

population
result of degradtion of renew
resource use per person is low

Question 21

total envir impact in developed

Answer 21

high rates of resource use n pollution n degradation

Question 22

frontier envir view

Answer 22

continent has vast resources

Question 23

natural sustainability

Answer 23

rely on sun
biodiversity
population control
nutrient recucling

Question 24

what sustains life on earth

Answer 24

flow of energy
cyccling of matter
gravity

Question 25

soil

Answer 25

o horizon: leaf
A horizon: topsoil humus
B horizon: subsoil
C: parent material